Biofuels and Climate Change Law Workshop, Wuhan, November 2009

Introductory Remarks

Chair: Benjamin J. Richardson, Osgoode Hall Law School (Canada)

International Issues in Biofuels Sector Governance

• Richard L. Ottinger, Pace University (United States), Implementation of Sustainable Bioenergy Standards
• Markus Gehring, University of Ottawa (Canada), Biofuels in the WTO: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development?

Biofuels Regulation in the European Union

• Anita Rønne, University of Copenhagen (Denmark), Good Governance of Increased Use of Biofuels – New European Initiatives and Danish Experiences
• Melissa Powers, Lewis & Clark Law School  (USA) Biofuels Law in the United States (no presentation available)

Biofuels Law in Comparative Perspective

• Yves Le Bouthilllier, University of Ottawa (Canada), Canadian Regulatory Regime for Biofuels
• Shouqiu Cai and Huanhuan Wang, Wuhan University (China), Bioenergy Governance in China: Legislation as the Starting Point

Emerging Regulatory Issues in the Biofuel Sector

• Katja Rath, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (Germany), Biomass Production and Green Gene Technology - A Legal Examination
• Sophie Riley, University of Technology Sydney (Australia), A Weed By Any Other Name: Would The Rose Smell As Sweet If It Were A Threat To Biodiversity?
• Paul Martin, University of New England (Australia), Possible Legal Responses to Biofuels Policy Risks

IUCN Academy Research Project on Biofuels Law

• Markus Gehring, University of Ottawa (Canada)